Shooting to format

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Permalink Reply by Papa Rotzzi on January 27, 2011 at 5:54pm

If I am shooting for assignment, I try to compose knowing the output size. If I am shooting for me.. I like loose compositions, little people in a big world kind of shots. Shots that don't always show well in a small format.

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Permalink Reply by Mia Bauer on January 27, 2011 at 6:14pm

I think if you are shooting a wedding, you have to shoot loose so that you have the room to crop to a 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, etc. As these are common frame sizes that the average consumer will expect to be able to purchase you want to be sure you shoot with this in mind. Although I like to fill the frame myself, you have to think about the perspective client and what they will want. Keep this in mind especially when it comes to large bridal party shots because if you don't shoot loose and they want an 8x10 of this particular image you are going to cut people off on each side of the photo. Hope that helps. :)

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Permalink Reply by CameraClicker on January 27, 2011 at 7:05pm

5X7 and 8X10 are popular frame sizes which people receive as gifts.  If you receive a frame as a wedding gift, you are probably going to want to put something in it, like a wedding picture for instance.  People want the size they want for their own reasons and even some photographers do not realize the different sizes are different shapes.  Shoot to give yourself flexibility, leave some space for levelling and cropping to meet the different sizes.

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Permalink Reply by James Elliott on January 28, 2011 at 8:26am

Thanks for the replies everyone. I especially like what Ray said ;P

I guess I'm good to shoot using the whole frame. I don't shoot weddings and when I'm hired for assignments I'm also handling what sizes the prints will be. Besides, the bigger the better right :D

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Permalink Reply by james f weisbeck on January 28, 2011 at 8:41am

shoot raw , edit , convert , edit again if needed

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